July 25, 2025
Attendance figures for Purdue University’s third Antimicrobial Resistance Conference demonstrate increasing interest in the event’s interdisciplinary approach to the topic that the World Health Organization (WHO) identifies as one of the top global public health and development threats. The conference last month at Purdue’s Stewart Center featured distinguished keynote speakers and Purdue scholars from a variety of disciplines who shared the latest research findings and insights regarding the challenges posed by antibiotic resistance.
July 25, 2025
Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine is making strides far beyond the state of Indiana, thanks in large part to the tremendous efforts of Addison Sheldon, the college’s director of global engagement. Sheldon is a Purdue graduate who joined the PVM Office of Engagement in April of 2021. His contributions were recognized recently when he was selected, along with three other Purdue staff and faculty members, by the university’s Global Academic Committee to receive the 2025 Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award.
July 25, 2025
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has a longstanding commitment to One Health research and education. So it was natural for the college to agree to participate in a film festival orchestrated by an organization it is a member of called the Clinical and Translational Science Award One Health Alliance, or COHA.
July 25, 2025
In the battle against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects millions worldwide, new research could lead to a deeper understanding of its mechanisms and the development of more effective treatments. Dr. Ranjie Xu, a Purdue assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences and a member of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, is undertaking transformative research into Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
July 25, 2025
Purdue University scientists led by co-principal investigators in the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine have identified the Supinoxin small-molecule drug as a possible new therapy for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).
July 25, 2025
A collaboration between the Purdue University School of Health Sciences and the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine will enable horses to breathe easier. In turn, their human owners will too.
July 25, 2025
When an eight-year-old shepherd-mix dog named Lucy was injured after tragically getting struck by a car, co-parents Matt and Gretchen Walker were told that she would likely never walk again. That was over three years ago, in May of 2021. The Walkers, of Brookston, Indiana, had raised Lucy since she was a puppy, and knew that her life was nothing short of worth fighting for. “If she was willing to live, I was willing to do whatever it took,” Matt said as he recounted the story recently.
July 25, 2025
On the south end of Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus during the spring semester, a critical battle unfolded inside the Willie M. Reed Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory – a high-stakes hub where veterinary diagnostic experts served as disease detectives and every sample was a potential clue in stopping an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on Indiana farms.
July 25, 2025
Like the beginning of a beloved children’s story, the tale of the inception of a new Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine center devoted to comparative cancer research and treatment starts with a scene involving an adorable dog named Brandi. That scene was shared recently via a video played during a special ceremony attended by college supporters, alumni, faculty, staff, students, and relatives and friends of the family for whom the center is named. The event was the official dedication of the Evan and Sue Ann Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center May 23, 2025, which was held outside Lynn Hall near the entrance that leads to the new center’s reception area.
July 18, 2025
Today we are sharing our appreciation for Michelle Jenkins who is an account clerk for the Department of Comparative Pathobiology.